diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/default.nix
index 76bf7ac6893..434b4e64ee6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, freetype, lcms, libtiff, libxml2
 , libart_lgpl, qt4, python2, cups, fontconfig, libjpeg
-, zlib, libpng, xorg, cairo, podofo, aspell, boost, cmake }:
+, zlib, libpng, xorg, cairo, podofo, aspell, boost, cmake, imagemagick }:
 
 let
+  icon = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://gist.githubusercontent.com/ejpcmac/a74b762026c9bc4000be624c3d085517/raw/18edc497c5cb6fdeef1c8aede37a0ee68413f9d3/scribus-icon-centered.svg";
+    sha256 = "0hq3i7c2l50445an9glhhg47kj26y16svfajc6naqn307ph9vzc3";
+  };
+
   pythonEnv = python2.withPackages(ps: [ps.tkinter]);
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "scribus-1.4.7";
@@ -21,8 +26,16 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       boost # for internal 2geom library
       libXaw libXext libX11 libXtst libXi libXinerama
       libpthreadstubs libXau libXdmcp
+      imagemagick # To build the icon
     ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    for i in 16 24 48 64 96 128 256 512; do
+      mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/''${i}x''${i}/apps
+      convert -background none -resize ''${i}x''${i} ${icon} $out/share/icons/hicolor/''${i}x''${i}/apps/scribus.png
+    done
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.marcweber ];
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;